Author: Tuula Pohjola
LUT-yliopiston MOOC-verkkokurssi käsittelee ilmastonmuutoksen hillitsemistä ja pyrkimystä hiilineutraaliin liikenteeseen
LUT-yliopistolla käynnistyy 3.8.2020 ensimmäinen MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)-kurssi Climate Action – Solutions for Carbon Neutral Transport. Kurssi soveltuu erityisesti lukiolaisille, mutta myös kaikille muille…
EU looks to improve trade & investment relations with China
At a high-level virtual meeting Tuesday, the EU called on China to engage in trade reform and to remove barriers impeding access to the Chinese…
U.S. consumer confidence declines in July
U.S. consumer confidence ebbed in July amid a flare-up in COVID-19 infections across the country, which is threatening the economy’s recovery from an unprecedented recession…
Brexit will deliver double shock to UK economy, study finds
A Brexit hit is looming for sectors that have emerged relatively unscathed from the Covid-19 pandemic, analysis by the London School of Economics suggests. The…
Air pollution ‘greatest risk’ to global life expectancy
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said…
Ethnic minorities hold less than 5% of Britain’s top jobs
All of Britain’s political party leaders, Supreme Court judges and chief constables are white and less than 5% of the country’s most powerful roles are…
University sacks Hong Kong protest leader loathed by China
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist said Tuesday he had been fired by his university after he served jail time for taking part in protests, a…
Global airlines less hopeful on COVID-19 recovery
Global airlines cut their coronavirus recovery forecast on Tuesday, saying it would take until 2024 – a year longer than previously expected – for passenger…
Elokuussa saa järjestää suuren tapahtuman sisälläkin, mutta etenkin kansainväliset tapahtumat ovat vielä kiven alla
Tapahtumajärjestäjät toivoisivat päättäjiltä pidempää varoitusaikaa rajoitustoimille, jotta tulevaisuuteen katsova ala ehtisi reagoida muutoksiin. Yli 500 hengen tapahtumat sallitaan sisätiloissa jälleen elokuun alusta alkaen, mutta tapahtumajärjestäjille…
U.N. chief invites young climate activists to meet, give input
The head of the United Nations said on Monday he will start meeting regularly with young climate activists, saying participation by youth on the frontlines…
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